Galentines Gable Favor Boxes

Welcome back to another FSJ Creative Team Blog Hop!

Today I am going to share with you a few projects made using the Gable Favor Box and some of the newly released stamp sets from the Follow Your Heart collection from FSJ.

These projects are all very different but have a few things in common, they are all made using the Gable Favor die and they all have a background made with Distress Oxide inks.

All these boxes can be used for Valentines treats/gifts or Galentines! Especially this first box, made with the Hey Girl stamp set.

This is the perfect gift box for a friend on Valentines Day! These boxes are very easy to put together. I love that they have a good size front panel to add something cute. And are big enough to hold a decent sized treat or gift.

I LOVE the background on this box, a technique that I learned by watching a video of Ashely Tucker's. Aren't the clouds so cute! If you keep reading to the bottom of this post I have a video of the making of all three of the boxes in today's post, as well as a list of all the supplies I used.

I colored this image in using my Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers on Bristol Smooth card stock.

The second box is for a dog lover, I designed it to have the feel of a dog house.

For this box I used the Valentine Pals stamp set by FSJ, also one of their new releases in the Follow Your Heart Collection. And I think it's my favorite! Look how cute that little doggie is! The background on this box was made by layering an ink blended background with a stamped layer over the top, but with a Distress Oxide twist.

I love that this box has a little interactive element to it. The door opens to reveal the sentiment.

The last box in this series is very unique, in that is combines a galaxy background the Real Gem stamp set. It was inspired by my daughter's love of the tv series Steven Universe. The characters in this show all have a gem attached to them and some of the characters are from other planets. So, this box is one I could gift to my girls and they would LOVE it. But I also feel like it works for any one who loves glam!

Isn't it pretty! This background was one of my favorites to make!

Speaking of back grounds, all the background panels for the front of the Gable Favor Boxes measure 3-1/8" x 3-1/4", so when mounted to the front of this box you have a nice border all the way around. This box is the only one I made where the background was mounted to another panel of card stock. That layer measures 3-1/4" x 3-3/8", just 1/8" bigger on both sides. I like to write these measurements down on the packaging I keep the die in, so that each time I pull that die out to use it, I have it and do not have to figure out that size again.

This background incorporates 4 colors of Distress Oxide inks, water, Whip Cream acrylic paint, and 5 colors of Silk. You will want to watch the video to see it being made.

I love the addition of the Trendy Gems with this design, it really makes the whole thing just come together.

Below you can watch each of the boxes come together and see how I made them, step by step.

In the video I show how to cut out this box using one piece of 8-1/2" x 11" piece of card stock on a large die cutting machine, if you have a standard machine you can also cut this box out with one piece of card stock. Just cut the card stock in half and cut it like described in the video, with the flap hanging off one side about 1/8" of an inch.

Now you will want to continue on with the blog hop. Next up is Christine Chan at Love of Sparkles, she is an amazing paper artist!

Here is the entire list of blogs on the hop:

*Carrie Rhoades - you are here*

Christine Chan

If you get lost along this hop or a link does not work for you, you can also find this blog hop on the FSJ blog HERE.

Thank you so much for stopping by, please leave a comment and let me know how you like the blog hop and the projects. Of course I am here to help if you have any questions. Below you will find links to all the products I used to make today's Gable Favor Boxes.